Newbery Honor Book, 1949

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Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature copy donated by Robert L. Egolf

An ivory gull carved by Ezra Brown in 1832 brings luck to four generations of his family as they travel on the seas and in the air

Ivory gull -- Vision in the snow -- Smart traders --Ivory bird soars -- Seabird learns about whales --Nantucket sleighride -- Gallopin' fishpole -- Fin out --Cutting in -- Cleaning ship -- In the Captain's cabin --Islands in the sea -- Changing years -- Timber, sticks, and string -- How to stop a full-rigged ship -- Shifting shadows -- Lines, winds, and waves -- Good luck and bad -- Sea is an enemy -- Sea is a friend -- Magic can be spun from simple things-- Age of sail dies slowly -- Some people grow to be machines -- Matter of bridges -- Old birds find new wings -- Three partners inspect a new ship -- Sailing of ships

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